About Us

This process has been created by the CEAL-Network, a group of 6 organizations from 5 different European countries. The network developed and applied a model inspired by the Brazilian community transformation process 'Oasis Game', enriched by our experience in working with youth, community development, social entrepreneurship and education programs in diverse contexts. CEAL is a multi-phase model to design a program, using a collection of methods, tools and strategies for social innovation. We offer a learning experience that helps participants to create opportunities of collaboration and growth in the diversity and complexity of communities, while collaborating towards a positive local impact.

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CEAL-process design package works like a step by step roadmap. The model and its supporting tools help you to design your CEAL-program. It is aimed at you as user to take the right steps to prepare the field for your program and to design a program by filling in a process design timeline, considering all the important elements that guarantee a quality CEAL experience.

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In our online learningspace you can find all the latest materials needed to design your CEAL-process, but also you can add new supporting materials that you've used in your local program, find support in the network, leave comments and join the conversation on the underlying key-questions we're holding in the network of setting up Action-Learning programs for Community-based entrpereneurship.

13 October 201615:59

Niels

It was 7pm, in an evening in late January, Zuriñe and I were driving a van through Biscay bringing resources to Merkatu, where our project was based. With me driving and Zuriñe guiding, we shared our excitement, joy and satisfaction in that we had found an oasis moment of our […]

22 September 201614:06

Niels

Three weeks into the course we found ourselves inside the classroom again. Small groups of students spread through the room working hard on developing their ideas for starting social enterprises: initiatives that are going to change the world, starting with Utrecht Overvecht. I dreamed of the students go outside since […]

11 September 201615:41

Niels

This is a story about how materials ready for the garbage can play a role in community transformation! We were preparing our first OASIS game, which would take place in the Muide, a neighbourhood in Ghent. The game involves listening appreciatively to the community, allowing them to dream and then […]

11 September 201615:38

Niels

I would have never guessed that our university had such a facility: a big, majestic hall, tables arranged in U-shape, facing a big screen. A little trolley serves cookies and coffee. The commission starts their assembly. Topics of the day appear on the screen – our project is listed at […]